Palettes / Colors / #486992

#486992 — Muted Blue

#486992 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #486992 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#486992 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #937148; it also sits naturally between #488F93 and #4C4893. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 28% · Green 41% · Blue 57%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 43%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #486992

.text { color: #486992; }
.background { background-color: #486992; }
.border { border: 3px solid #486992; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(72, 105, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 34%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #486992; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(72, 105, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #486992; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(72, 105, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#486992">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#486992">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #937148:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #486992: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #486992

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #486992 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #486992 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #486992?

#486992 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 72, 105, 146). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #486992?

#486992 is RGB 72, 105, 146 — HSL 213°, 34%, 43% — CMYK 51%, 28%, 0%, 43%.

What colors go with #486992?

Its complement is #937148; analogous partners are #488F93 and #4C4893. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #486992 for text?

White text on #486992 has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.71:1.